by Mark Schram of myfishingpartner.com Lake Winnebago, Wisconsin's largest inland lake, is currently experiencing unique ice conditions that are raising concerns for the upcoming sturgeon spearing season. As winter takes its grip on the [...]
Owen Tesson speared this gigantic 130.2 pound (73.1 inches) F2 female on day 7 of the 2021 sturgeon spearing season. Owen’s fish was harvested on Lake Winnebago and registered at the Oshkosh registration station. / [...]
The dust is starting to settle on the 2020 sturgeon spear fishery on the Winnebago System and many folks are starting to ask how this season's harvest compares to years past. We are fortunate [...]
Day 1 of the 2020 spearing season went about as expected. Due to variable ice conditions throughout Lake Winnebago, the DNR was anticipating a reduction in spearing effort for the opener. Further, the unfavorable water clarity was expected to [...]
Opening weekend of the 2019 sturgeon spearing season on the Winnebago System is now complete. There were 108 fish harvested today with 56 coming from Lake Winnebago and 52 from the Upriver Lakes. The [...]
There were 69 lake sturgeon harvested from Lake Winnebago today, making today the 2ndlargest harvest of the season behind only opening day when 83 fish were registered. Today’s harvest is also very similar to yesterday’s [...]
The big question coming into today was how long the spear fishery on the Upriver Lakes would last. We were only 2 adult females away from the 90% trigger and 11 adult females from the [...]
Spearers harvested 109 fish from the Winnebago System today with 48 coming from Lake Winnebago and 61 from the Upriver Lakes. This included 2 very nice fish, one from Lake Winnebago and one from the [...]
Source: WIDNR Attention Winnebago System Sturgeon Enthusiasts: Our crew was out checking water clarity on Lake Winnebago yesterday and as anticipated clarity has changed since our last readings on January 30. The average readings have dropped about a foot over [...]
By Mark Schram, myfishingpartner.com The 2017 Winnebago System Sturgeon Spearing season is set to begin Feb 11th and will run until Feb 26, 2017 or when harvest caps are met. This annual event, held [...]
